Something Lovely

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Hi one and all, apologies as always for being absent. I wanted to let you know that my lovely Cricket crossed the bridge earlier this week. Here’s a picture taken just a few months ago. Eleven years old and so beautiful.

Gooood morning, eeryone! Hey to Liz and sad news about Cricket, Melanie, your e-quilt is fantastic! Morning, Rose, stay cool. Here the workmen replacing soffits etc. showed up at 7:15 and WE let them know about it. We are currently guarding our peeps.

Good morning! Hi Liz!!! We are so sorry to hear of you being left without beautiful Cricket, but we know Cricket is among many many friends up there on the other side of the Bridge.

Nice digital quilt.

We never got to post yesterday, because we were so busy busy busy. Mom wanted us to come with her on her evening ride, and after that, we all just collapsed under the fan on the front porch. So here is another name we are curious about from the C&B books: We liked everybody’s suggestions for next month’s Whats in a Name, and here is another: Janie, the kind and strong groomer.

Liz: I did not look at your post carefully enough. I am deeply saddened to hear that your beloved Cricket has passed. Cricket has many friends waiting at the bridge gates. Remember, Cricket will forever be in your heart. What a beautiful picture. sob sob sob

Liz, so sorry to hear about your beloved Cricket. She was a lucky girl to get to spend her time on earth with you.
We think about you everytime we pull out our Dishlicker cookbook. We could never have done it without you.

Melanie, we love your digital quilt.

Today we have a company coming to put custom window well covers on. Barb is afraid I will jump thru the cheap plastic ones if a ground squirrel lands in one. I don’t know why she thinks that, when I always exhibit complete self control.

We already did our walk around the block at 7:30, due to the high temps today. Heat index is supposed to hit 105. Yikes!

Mom has been working on her cemetery project for a while now. She came across one named Bush Family Cemetery in Crawford. Turns out it is the resting place of Barney the dog and his various canine relatives.

Our cool weather is starting to go away. By the end of the week we will be sweltering with the rest of you.

Forgot to mention that David Rosenfelt has two books coming out this month. We already knew about Unleashed, the newest Andy Carpenter book. He has another one called Dogtripping, which cronicles his trip across the US to relocate in the northeast. He and his wife relocated with 25 Golden Retrievers and 11 human volunteers.

Liz — great to hear from you although the news about Cricket is very sad. I know that Cricket had a great life with you and is with good company now across the bridge.

Melanie — just magnificent. What else can one say?

As regards names, there is one other name, especially for the old timers on the blog, that could create great interest, although it may be treading on some sensitive ground — that name being Astrid. Remember her?

LizF, G’Day Mate! Except it’s night now where you are. Cricket is beautiful. She will always be beautiful.

I needed to have some fun. I started looking at the images for Chet and Bernie books and was surprised at how many there were of them. I went on a hunt! Took me three days (not all at once) to find them. Then I placed them in a “quilt”. Can’t sew quilts. Would drive me nuts. I can, on the other paw, have a great time photoshopping.

Spence didn’t know I was doing this. I did it just to do it. What fun. Hazy, Hot, and Humid outside? Computer inside.

Ummm, Riö? You did say that I had some extra time to get things done.

Now I have to pick up some meds.

Staff, I am glad there have been some Scout sightings. May she get home soon.

Ohhh Melanie!… I may have said there was no rush only because I thought you were sick as a dawg…grunt!…Now I find out you’ve been playing around having a great time for the last 3 days with nary a thought towards my request…sniff!

“REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOOOD!
After 5 long days and 5 long nights, Scouter is home safe and sound! She was spotted in a field along Mullan Rd. by Jani Zirbel from Animal Blessings Pet Hospital ! Thanks to Jani’s tip, we found little scouter laying down in a field, a little weary and timid after so many days on her own. She warmed up to her bestie Boots right away, and the rest is history! THANKS ALL FOR YOUR HELP! Especially Andrea, Scott, and Mary Drew for searching high and low with us! Also, thank you Finding Bella Dog for helping spread the word!”

Dear Liz, I am so sorry to hear of your loss of Cricket. She was sure a sweet and good looking dog. I know all her pains are gone now and she is with a huge host of others from our group who have gone over the bridge. They will take care of her and get her all comfy there.

I will be shutting off my work computer tonight. Tomorrow I get ready for my trip. Friday is drive day. Saturday is fun day. Sunday I come home. Needless to say, I will have my iPaw ready to update you, but not to do any work.

(This includes being the Momager) ((BTW, YSAS is working his patootie off being a stand in for the bad guy in the movie. He’s the one who stands out in the heat – and NYC is brutal right now – while the star sits in his trailer. The camera angle shots and the lighting is fixed, YSAS steps out and star come in. We’re talking over 12 hour days here. Thank goodness for unions!))

Melanie, Love all the book covers and the picture of Spence and his girls!!

Stover, We didn’t know Shelly wrote a poem about Mont Blanc. We will look it up.
In case you and Charlie want to climb to the top of it, the trail is nothing more than a long hard slog to the top. No technical skills are required, but it is often closed because the ice and snow are melting on it…climate change.
Mont Blanc was the first of the famous Alps to be climbed.

Siber, I am so sorry to say I am flummuxed. Even I have to admit that those chickies are sort of cute. And it is so dang hot here that it just doesn’t seem worth the energy it would take to dig way way down below the wood that man put way down underground. Besides, I really hate to see my mom cry. Please do not think to badly of me. Maybe if you could come for a visit, you and I could put our heads together…

Moving!….I just got a very long text from my friend. She says they are making her move to a cubicle with a Pillar or Beam in it….grunt!…What? Three people have to move and she is one of them. But they are sticking her in the smallest spot with the big ole beam innit…grump!…The gal who sits there now gave her the following note….heh!

One of our horses has a post in his stall. We thought that would be the “bad” stall. Turns out whichever horse gets that stall loves the post! Rio, tell your friend to use that pillar as her scratching post. That’s what the horses do.

Oleys, I am glad your mom likes Blessings. Barb loved it. The main character was one Barb totally identified with (sorry Bee).

Barb just picked up the book Wookie’s Dad recommended – Smoky Mountain Tracks, a Raine Stockton mystery. This is the first in the series and she just started it, but already knows she wants to read the whole series. Anyone else read yhem? This one was written in 2006, so hopefully there are several more.

Wose, Same degree of hot here. It almost sucks the breath right out of you when you go outside. Barb was just watching the woman across the stret mowing her lawn in this heat. Barb would have a heat stroke or a heart attack if she did that! It will last one more day, tomorrow will be the worst, and then a cooling trend.

B&M: I wish I were in Alaska right about now. I think the temperatures are in the 60’s in Anchorage. The heat really tires me out, and leaves me feeling like anything I eat is heavy, and yucky. Hope you and Barb and stay cool.

Around here, the two leggeds are living on tossed salad and fruit salad. We are NOT amused. Kats do not eat tomatoes. Or melon. Bleck.
Why can’t they make some steaks or fried chicken? Have they no decency?

Show!…My friend wants to bring “Bullit” from The Killing home and take care of her. She wants to put her through veterinary school and give her a real life…sniffle!…That says a lot for that young girls acting ability…chuffle!

Thanks all for the remedies for wasp stings. The swelling has gone down, and it doesn’t itch. Not being able to take antihistimes can be a bummer.

I lived in Tidewater rural VA for 22 years. I am still not considered a Southern gal. I did retain part of the accent, but the cokecola was me figuring Mike Baker woulddn’t let me say the first part. Snicker. . Over thought myself there.

Kats!…It’s not really a pole per say…sniff!…It is a very large square beam or pillar. She says she will take a photo at some point and post it….snort!…It is the ONLY cube in the whole office building that ended up this way as far as she knows….chorkel!…So it is very unique and everyone knows about it…heh!heh!….That is why the person who resides there now is a “celebrity” in her own mind…grunt!…She said my friend would appreciate the Pillar (privacy galore)…snort!

Promotion!…So the short answer is “Yes”!…snort!…Compared to where she sits now, this will be great, except for the cologne spraying that goes on next door…sniff!…This will have to stop as she is allergic to perfumy stuff…grunt!

Photo!…That photo of Cricket is mesmerizing…sniff!…I just keep staring at it every time I refresh this here blog…wheeze!…Someone with talent should reproduce that photo in water color or a pencil drawing….grunt!